1
: brittle
brash wood
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3
a
: full of fresh raw vitality
a brash frontier town
b
: uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3) : bumptious
a brash comedian
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5
: piercingly sharp : harsh
a brash squeal of brakes
6
: marked by vivid contrast : bold
brash colors
brashly
adverb
brashness
noun
Examples of brash in a Sentence
She asks such brash questions.
a brash request to get something for free
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There’s a one-note quality to the film’s comedy that grows steadily, even deliberately, more abrasive over two hours, but the sad, brash, gradually shrinking bigness of the personalities at its center holds your attention.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026
All my coaches growing up were brash.
—Latroy Hawkins, New York Times, 4 June 2026
In recent weeks, the race for Los Angeles mayor has been dominated by reality star Spencer Pratt, who, following an expectation-exceeding debate performance, has risen in the polls with an insurgent campaign specializing in producing or promoting brash and direct online videos.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Ali was the slick, brash former champion who had been stripped of his title for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026
All my coaches growing up were brash.
—Latroy Hawkins, New York Times, 4 June 2026
In recent weeks, the race for Los Angeles mayor has been dominated by reality star Spencer Pratt, who, following an expectation-exceeding debate performance, has risen in the polls with an insurgent campaign specializing in producing or promoting brash and direct online videos.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Ali was the slick, brash former champion who had been stripped of his title for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for brash
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“Brash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brash. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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brash
noun1
: an attack of illness
especially
: a short severe illness
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